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Recent articles about Mark Cavendishen-usTour of Oman stage 1 - Video HighlightsAfter second-place results at the Tour of Sharjah and Etoile de Bessèges, Bryan Coquard (Vital Concept) won the opening stage of the Tour of Oman. The Frenchman took a vital early season win ahead of Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) and Trek-Segafredo's Giacomo Nizzolo. Coquard was led out by Kevin Reza and Kris Boeckmans, on Boeckmans 31st birthday, and duly finished off the team job. Coquard made sure not to celebrate until over the line, securing his first victory since stage 1 of the 2017 Baloise Belgium Tour.
ADVERTISEMENT Coquard will take a four-second lead over Cavendish and Pierre Luc Perichon (Fortuneo-Samsic), who picked up bonus seconds via his presence in the breakaway, into stage 2. The second day of racing will take the peloton from Sultan Qaboos University to Al Bustan, over 167.5 kilometres, concluding with a challenging finale. Aware of the challenge, Coquard, though, is hopeful of again raising his arms in triumph.
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http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/tour_of_oman_stage_1_video_highlights/s1_13126_25702025Tour of Oman stage 1 - Video Highlightshttp://www.yardbarker.com/cycling/articles/tour_of_oman_stage_1_video_highlights/s1_13126_25702025http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngMark Cavendish: I was just too far backMark Cavendish (Dimension Data) came close to doubling his win tally for the year on the opening stage of the Tour of Oman, but the Manxman was edged out by a determined Bryan Coquard (Vital Concept), who claimed his first victory of the season. Cavendish said afterwards that he left it too late to make his sprint after finding himself out of position on the long drag to the line. "I'm happy with how I sprinted. If I'd started earlier, maybe I could have got him but I didn't," Cavendish told Cyclingnews at the finish line at the Sultan Qaboos University. "I was just too far back."
ADVERTISEMENT Cavendish started his season at the Dubai Tour last week, winning one stage and finishing fourth on another. The Tour of Oman was a late addition to his season when the team found themselves short in the roster for the Middle East race. He has opted to stay in the Middle East and race, rather than train at home. He was joined by his family at the finish of stage1. Cavendish said ahead of the Tour of Oman that his ma13 Feb 2018 09:00:00 -0500http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/mark_cavendish_i_was_just_too_far_back/s1_13126_25702049
http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/mark_cavendish_i_was_just_too_far_back/s1_13126_25702049Mark Cavendish: I was just too far backhttp://www.yardbarker.com/cycling/articles/mark_cavendish_i_was_just_too_far_back/s1_13126_25702049http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngMark Cavendish playing support role at Tour of OmanMark Cavendish says his main ambition at this week’s Tour of Oman will be to help his Dimension Data teammates in the battle for the overall classification. Cavendish is riding the six-day event for the first time since he rode the 2012 edition. Cavendish started his season last week at the Dubai Tour and opened up his win account with victory on stage 3. Aside from Cavendish, none of his teammates has made the short journey from Dubai to Oman, with climbing the priority and Merhawi Kudus in with a shout of a podium finish. There will be opportunities for the Manxman, however, and he will look to seize upon them. "Obviously, the race is bookended by sprints so I'll give it a shot and see what I can do. I am here without any lead-out guys," Cavendish said. "I'd like to support the climbers and the GC guys. Merhawi was strong here last year and I'd like to be part of helping him get up there. Obviously, with the sprints, it makes no difference for me to bounce around and be up there for the sprint."
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http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/mark_cavendish_playing_support_role_at_tour_of_oman/s1_13126_25692734Mark Cavendish playing support role at Tour of Omanhttp://www.yardbarker.com/cycling/articles/mark_cavendish_playing_support_role_at_tour_of_oman/s1_13126_25692734http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngMark Cavendish: I'm happy with where I am. The team was wickedMark Cavendish's Dubai Tour ended in frustration after he was delayed by Nacer Bouhanni's crash in the final corner of stage 5, but the Dimension Data sprinter travels to Oman for the second round of his early-season block of racing armed with the knowledge that he is laying solid foundations for the season ahead. After landing victory on stage 3 of the Dubai Tour, Cavendish was looking to claim his second victory of the season on Saturday, but he was held up by the crash in the final kilometre. Although he managed to avoid falling, Cavendish was forced to slam on the brakes to avoid going into the stack of riders that fell after Bouhanni slipped out. Cavendish banged his left brake lever back into position as he rode through the finish area, mindful that while his day could have ended with another win, it could have also ended up much worse. "I stopped before but I hit the barriers and it knocked my shifter. I'm not hurt, I didn't go down, I was behind the guys who went down," Cavendish explained to the me11 Feb 2018 04:25:00 -0500http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/mark_cavendish_i_39m_happy_with_where_i_am_the_team_was_wicked/s1_13126_25683875
http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/mark_cavendish_i_39m_happy_with_where_i_am_the_team_was_wicked/s1_13126_25683875Mark Cavendish: I'm happy with where I am. The team was wickedhttp://www.yardbarker.com/cycling/articles/mark_cavendish_i_39m_happy_with_where_i_am_the_team_was_wicked/s1_13126_25683875http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngMark Cavendish joins Dimension Data at Calpe training campAfter a wintry cross-country ski trip in Oslo, Mark Cavendish has joined Dimension Data for a training camp in sunny Calpe. The 10 riders in attendance have put in long hours on the bike, an effort that director Rolf Aldag said will pay off in the 2018 season. "We had beautiful weather, really good conditions and we've been hosted really well by the region and the hotel, so I think it was successful," Aldag said in a team press release. Cavendish joined teammates Bernhard Eisel, Julien Vermote, Scott Thwaites, Jay Thomson, Johann van Zyl, Nic Dougall, Serge Pauwels, Louis Meintjes and Igor Anton, along with team staff, during the camp. Edvald Boasson Hagen was not there as he had to delay the start of his 2018 campaign after having his gallbladder removed earlier this month.
ADVERTISEMENT The riders spent time on an intense block of training in the region as well as at the Valencia velodrome, where a number of riders underwent 'aero-testing'. The team used their new equipment including Cervelo bikes. From t20 Jan 2018 15:55:00 -0500http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/mark_cavendish_joins_dimension_data_at_calpe_training_camp/s1_13126_25500569
http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/mark_cavendish_joins_dimension_data_at_calpe_training_camp/s1_13126_25500569Mark Cavendish joins Dimension Data at Calpe training camphttp://www.yardbarker.com/cycling/articles/mark_cavendish_joins_dimension_data_at_calpe_training_camp/s1_13126_25500569http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngCavendish doused with urine at TourA spectator reportedly threw urine at rider Mark Cavendish during Wednesday's time trials at the Tour de France.
According to the BBC , the liquid was thrown at Cavendish from a bottle during Stage 11, and Cavendish "initially (thought) it was water before realising what it was from the taste."
Cavendish has not commented on the incident, but Omega Pharma-Quickstep team manager Patrick Lefevere did, telling The Guardian : "I didn't see it happen, but you had only to smell his jersey. Mark is sad, you might have expected him to be angry, but he's just sad. I cannot blame anyone. There are 100,000 or 200,000 people on the road, and one person decided to do this."
The attack came just one day after Cavendish made contact with Dutch rider Tom Veelers during a sprint to the finish line of Stage 10, causing Veelers to crash. He then grabbed a reporter's tape recording during his post-race interview session:
On Tuesday night, Cavendish defended himself, addressing the contact with Veelers and the stolen tape rec10 Jul 2013 15:14:35 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/cavendish_doused_with_urine_at_tour/s1_8864_14026802
http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/cavendish_doused_with_urine_at_tour/s1_8864_14026802Cavendish doused with urine at Tourhttp://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/cavendish_doused_with_urine_at_tour/s1_8864_14026802http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngCavendish wins opening Giro stage in sprint finishBritain's Mark Cavendish won the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia that was marred by a crash shortly before the finish on Saturday.
The main pack was split into two groups when riders went down with less than a mile to go in the 81-mile leg.
Cavendish, who rides for the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team, finished in 2 hours, 58 minutes, 38 seconds on the circuit in downtown Naples, Italy. Elia Viviani, an Italian with Cannondale, was second.
Frenchman Nacer Bouhanni, with FDJ, was third.
Cavendish won his 11th career Giro stage and 98th overall.
He'll wear the overall leader's pink jersey in Sunday's second stage, a team time trial on the nearby island of Ischia.04 May 2013 12:29:35 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/cavendish_wins_opening_giro_stage_in_sprint_finish/s1_8864_13549928
http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/cavendish_wins_opening_giro_stage_in_sprint_finish/s1_8864_13549928Cavendish wins opening Giro stage in sprint finishhttp://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/cavendish_wins_opening_giro_stage_in_sprint_finish/s1_8864_13549928http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngCavendish wins 2nd stage of Giro d'ItaliaWorld champion Mark Cavendish of Britain won the second stage of the Giro d'Italia in a sprint finish Sunday. Taylor Phinney of the U.S. finished fourth but kept the overall lead despite a broken bike chain.
Cavendish was led out by Welsh teammate Geraint Thomas in the 128-mile loop starting and ending in Herning. It was his eighth stage victory in the Giro.
The Team Sky cyclist edged Matt Goss of Australia and finished in 4 hours, 53 minutes, 12 seconds. Geoffrey Soupe of France was third.
Phinney, who won Saturday's opening individual time trial, retained the pink jersey. He made up lost time after a chain broke with less than five miles to go.05 May 2012 17:44:00 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/cavendish_wins_2nd_stage_of_giro_d_39italia/s1_8864_10729928
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